Silver Spur, Queensland
# Silver Spur, Queensland

Silver Spur (also written as Silverspur) is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the 2016 census, Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.

## History

Silverspur Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895. On 1 November 1912 it became Silverspur State School. It closed on 1960. It was on the Stanthorpe – Texas Road on the corner of Hilton Street (28°51′46″S 151°16′33″E﻿ / ﻿28.8629°S 151.2757°E﻿ / -28.8629; 151.2757﻿ (Silverspur State School)).

St Mary Magdalene's Anglican Church was dedicated on 19 August 1932 by the Archbishop of Brisbane Gerald Sharp. It was on the Stanthorpe Texas Road. It closed circa 1966.

In the 2016 census, Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.

## Facilities

There is a cemetery at the end of Spooners Road off Waverley Lane (28°50′56″S 151°14′54″E﻿ / ﻿28.8489°S 151.2484°E﻿ / -28.8489; 151.2484﻿ (Silver Spur cemetery)) operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.

